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2 – EchoFab Fablab Artist In Residence Day Two…

On March 25, 2015, Posted by , In 123d Make,art,sculpture art 3ds Max, By ,,, , With Comments Off on 2 – EchoFab Fablab Artist In Residence Day Two…

Although I only spent some time in the Fablab, I found out a lot in the time spent there. Today, I wanted to test a simple ‘cloud’ form. I might develop cloud forms in the final piece so I wanted to test getting them built up layer by layer using…

1 – EchoFab Fablab Artist In Residence Day One…

On March 24, 2015, Posted by , In 123d Catch,123d design,123d Make,3d print, By ,, , With Comments Off on 1 – EchoFab Fablab Artist In Residence Day One…

I feel very elated at the fact that I was asked to be an artist in residence for a few weeks at the EchoFab Fablab in Montreal, Canada. It is  a great opportunity as an artist like myself to be given the facilities that a FabLab has to enable me…

Life Drawing In Montreal…

On March 17, 2015, Posted by , In art,Montreal, By ,,, , With Comments Off on Life Drawing In Montreal…

Syn Studios in Montreal is a great place that teaches people from all over the World cutting edge processes and ideas for the TV, film and entertainment industries. They also do a life drawing class which is on Fridays at the moment. Here are some drawings I made there. It is…

Art Souterrain in Montreal…

On March 15, 2015, Posted by , In art,artwork,Montreal, By ,, , With Comments Off on Art Souterrain in Montreal…

Today was the last day of Art Souterrain in Montreal. Here, contemporary artists display their art inside the giant linked ‘underground city’ of Montreal.  These giant underground commercial malls contain all the usual chain shops along with more independent shops too. The artwork is often interesting and very contemporary. All…

A Good Book I Recommend For Learning Cycles In Blender…

On March 11, 2015, Posted by , In Blender, By ,, , With Comments Off on A Good Book I Recommend For Learning Cycles In Blender…

The other day I read “The Cycles Encyclopedia” by the creators of the BlenderDiplom website full of tips, tutorials and more about Blender. I would recommend using it and as you can see from my review below, I find it really helpful. I find this extremely useful and I would recommend it…

A Visit To The Merril Collection of Science Fiction, Speculation & Fantasy…

On February 28, 2015, Posted by , In James Abell, By ,,,,, , With Comments Off on A Visit To The Merril Collection of Science Fiction, Speculation & Fantasy…

Today, I was lucky enough to pass through the Canadian city of Toronto. I saw the usual things as a tourist including the very impressive CN Tower. I stayed in a place on College Street, the same street where The University Of Toronto is situated. Walking on this same street…

A Visual History Of The Future…

On February 22, 2015, Posted by , In city,future,futuristic,futurology, By ,,,,, , With Comments Off on A Visual History Of The Future…

I just came across this publication on my twitter feed ‘A Visual History Of The Future’ published by the British Government Office For Science – A VISUAL HISTORY OF THE FUTURE Wow a great publication, people would pay money to read this on the Kindle! Anyway have a look at…

Waves Of The Algarve Prints

On February 19, 2015, Posted by , In Portugal,surf,wave art, By ,,,,,,, , With Comments Off on Waves Of The Algarve Prints

[popup url=”http://www.popup-url.com”]LINK TEXT[/popup] Wave Art Inspired By Atlantic Ocean In The Algarve I just finished a series of six images inspired by ocean waves in the Algarve in Portugal. I just spent some time there over Christmas. I stayed at The Good Feeling Surf Hostel, a great place to stay…

Free Blender Spaceship Model…

On February 14, 2015, Posted by , In Praesent vestibulum molestie lacus, With 1 Comment

To celebrate my love of all things retro 80’s sci fi (at the moment! :)), I am giving away a free Blender model of a spaceship I made.  You can get it on the website Blendswap , a resource for Blender users. Please help me by sharing my other stuff etc….

Video About My Expo 67, Montreal Inspired Artwork…

On February 14, 2015, Posted by , In Biosphere,Habitat 67,Montreal, By ,,,, , With Comments Off on Video About My Expo 67, Montreal Inspired Artwork…

Today I made a video on youtube where I talk abount one of my recent favourite artwork series that I have made. The series of artworks are of The Biosphere and Habitat 76 building at the Expo 67 ground in Montreal, Canada. I talk about the inspiration, process and ideas…